Abstract
ONE of the most curious features of the human mind is its capacity for dividing itself into water-tight compartments, and of entertaining contradictory beliefs at the same time. There is a lack of logical unity; and anthropologists are fond of illustrating this theme from their experiences with savages.
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(1) Witchcraft and Demonianism: a Concise Account derived from Sworn Depositions and Confessions obtained in the Courts of England and Wales (2) Psychical Research: the Science of the Super-Normal (3) The Supernormal: a Critical Introduction to Psychic Science (4) Leaves from a Psychist's Case-Book. Nature 132, 801–802 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132801a0
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